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N: PEW!BERTOT 3-B!LLH .G, DOMESTIC HEATRNG AND COOKING APPARATUS.

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N. PEMBERTUN-BHLIHG. DOMESTiC HEATlNG AND comma APPARATUS,

APPUCA EON FILED JUL! 23,1919.

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swmao NOEL PEMBERTON-BILLING, 0F HERTFGRD, ENGLAND.

DOMESTIC HEATING ANT) COOKING APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 10, 1920.

Application filed July 23, 1919. Serial No. 312,853.

To azz whom it may concern Be it known that I, NOEL PnMBnRToN-BIL- LING, M. 1 a subject of the King of England, residing at Hertford, in the county of Hertford, England, have invented certain new and useful. Improvements in Domestic Heating and Cooking Apparatus, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to domestic heatingand cooking-apparatus, its object being the provision of means conveniently for application to an ordinary domestic heating-stove whereby said stove can be employed also for cooking.

According to the present invention, for a domestic stove having a chimney-damper there is provided a fixed or removable front chamber situated in front of a fireplace opening in the stove and having within it adjustable orother baifies, a flue connecting the interior of the rear portion of the chamber with the fire space of the stove to lead the draft from the latter into the chamber to be guided therein by baflies, and fines leading from the top of the chamber at the right and left of it into communication with the chimney above the chimney-damper.

Preferably the said fire-place opening has grate bars disposed in a vertical plane and the aforesaid front chamber is situated in front of the said grate bars'and has a central draft opening in its rear face opposite the grate bars to lead the draftfrom between them into the chamber.

These and other'features of the invention will be more clearly understood from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings which illustrate one preferred form of the invention, and in which- Figure 1 shows an elevation of those portions of the stove relevant to the present invention; V V

Fig. 2 is a section on the line 22 of Fig. l and i Fig. 3 is a section on the line 33 of Fig. 1.

' Like letters indicate like parts throughout 7.

the drawings.

In the construction illustrated the stove is shown diagrammatically as havin a firechamber A with a normally open fire-place opening A and grate bars A disposed in a vertical plane. A horizontal grate A isalso shown for supporting the fire.

Situated in the front of the grate-bars A is a front chamber B closed by top and bottom plates B B and a curved front plate B The sides of the chamber are closed by vertical webs B radiating outwardly from the fire-chamber A.

In the example illustrated, the fire-chamher A is shown as surrounded by an outer jacket 0, of which portions C extend into the space between the webs B and constitute portions of a rear face of the front chamber B. The space C between the portion C constitutes a port or fine which communicates between the fire-place opening and the front chamber B.

lVithin the front chamber B are bafiies D hinged about vertical hinges at D Thus in the position shown in full lines in Fig. 2 their inner ends come close up against the extremities of the portions C and provide a central passage within the chamber B through which the draft from the fire must pass before it can reach ports E in the upper plate B When, however, the bafiies are swung in the dotted positions shown in Fig. 2, they constitute a barrier across the rear end of the casing and direct the draft immediately to the ports E and cut it off from the major portion of the front chamber B.

Communicating with the ports E are vertically disposed fiues E passing upwardly along either side of the fire-place opening A and leading to any convenient main draft outlet or chimney O, and opening into it above a chimney damper CD illustrated as an oscillatory flap valve or plate.

Thus it will be seen that when the battles are in their full line position, hot gases from the fire pass through the port C and travel through the major portion of the interior of the chamber B, thus heating the whole of the surface B which may be used as a hot plate or hob for the boiling of kettles, saucepans or other cooking utensils. By swinging either one or the other of the baffles D into the dotted position the flue gases will pass in part directly into the flue E adjacent to that baffle, and in part from back to front of the chamber B before passing around the other bafiie into the flue E. In this manner one side of the hob is heated to a greater extent than is the other side. If it is desired that the hob should remain cool then both bafiies are swung into the dotted position.

Any convenient means may be employed part of the present invention.*- Moreover,

' the lower and upper structures of the stove and that portion of it situated behind the webs B in Fig. 2 do not constitute a portion of the present invention, and are not consequently described in detail.

If desired, in place of or in addition to the baflies l), cupboards or ovens may be provided within the chamber, 13, and access to such cupboards could be had through the front plate B 'It is also within the present invention to apply the, hereinbefore described construction offront' chamber to the stove described in my application for Letters Patent No. 312,852 filed July 23,1919 and also to the stove described in my application for Letters Patent No; 312,854; filed July 23, 1919. In such applications it is convenient that the 7 front chamber B should form part of the base or structure of the stove and the vertical flues E may be concealed behind the reveals of the fire-place openings. 7

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. Fora domestic stove having a fireplace and a chimney-damper, the combination of a front-chamber situated in front of'tlie fire-Q place opening in the stove, baffles within the chamber, a flue connecting the interior of the rear portion of the chamber with the fire space of the stove, and flues extending from the chamber into communication with the chimney above the chimney-damper, substantially as described.

2. For a domestic stove having a fire-place and achimney-damper, the combination of grate bars for said fire-place, which bars are disposed 111a vertical plane, a front chamber situated in front of the said grate-bars, baffies within the said chamber, said chamber having'a draft opening in the rear face thereof opposite the grate-bars, and fines extending from the chamber into communication with the chimney above the chimney damper, substantially as described.

3. For a domestic stove having a fire-place and a chimney-damper, the combination of a front chamber situated'in front of the fireplace opening in the stove, a flue connecting the interior of the rear portion of the chamber. with the fire-place of the stove,

flues extending from-the chamber into communication with the chimney above the chimney damper, and adjustable baffles within the said chamber, whichbaflles in one oftheir adjusted positionscut off the draft from the major portion of the said chamber and direct it immediately to the flue ports, but in another position lead the draft into substantially all parts of the chamber before it. is directed to the flue ports, substantially as described.

4. For a domestic stove having a fireplace and a chimney-damper, the combination of vertically disposed grate bars for said fire-place, a chamber situated in front of the gratefbars, said chamber having a draft-opening in the rear face thereof opposite the grate bars, flues extending from the chamber into communication with the chimney above the chimney damper, and adjustable baflies within the chamber, said baf- 7 lies in one of their adjusted positions cutting off the draft from the major portion of the said chamber and directing it immediately to the flue ports but in another position leading'the draft into substantially all parts of the chamber before it is directed to the flue ports, substantially as described.

5. For a domestic stove having a fireplace and a chimney-damper, the combination of a chamber situated in front of the fire-place opening in the stove, a flue connecting'the interior of the rear portion of the chamber with the fire-space of the stove and flues extending from the chamber into 9 0 chimney damper.

6.. For a domesticstove having a fire-place and a chimney-damper, the combination of vertically disposed grate bars for the fireplace opening in the stove,'a chamber situatedin front of the said grate-bars, a draft opening in the rear face of the chamber opposite the grate bars, and fines forming draft outlets from said chamber. 7 i r 7 For a domestic stove having a fire-place and achimney-damper, the combination of a chamber situated in frontof the fire-place opening in the stove, a flue connecting the interior of therear portion of the chamber with the fire-place of thes tove, fiues extending from the; chamber into communication the chimney above the chimney-damper, said chamber forming a heating means for objects to be heated,.and adjustable baffles withinthe said chamber, which battles in one of their adjusted positions cut off the draft from the major portion of the said chamber and direct it immediately to the flue ports, but in another position lead the draft into substantially all parts of the chamber before it is directed to the flue ports, substantially as described. V i

8. For aidomestic stove having a fire-place and a chimney-damper, the combination of vertically disposed, grate bars forthe' the place opening in the stove, a chamber situated in front of the grate bars, said chamber having a draft-opening in the rear face thereof opposite; the grate bars, flues extending from the chamber into communication with the chimney above the chimneydamper, said chamber forming a heating means. for objects to be heated,'and adjustjusted positions they cut off the draft from the major portion of the said chamber and direct it immediately to flue ports, but in another position they lead the draft into substantially all parts of the chamber before it is directed to the flue ports, substantially as described.

9. A domestic stove having a fire-place, a chimney therefor, means for controlling the draft through said chimney, a chamber in front of and communicating with said fireplace, a flue connecting said chamber and said chimney, and means for directing the draft from said fire-place into said chamber and thence through said flue, or from said fire-place directly through said flue into the chimney, substantially as described.

10. A domestic stove having a fire-place, a chimney therefor, means for controlling the draft through said chimney, a chamber in front of and communicating with said fireplace, a fine connecting said chamber and said chimney, and adjustable baflles for directing the draft from said fire-place into said chamber and thence through said flue, or from said fire-place directly through said flue into the chimney, substantially as described.

11. For a domestic stove having a fire place and a chimney damper, the combination of a front chamber situated in front of the fire place opening in the stove, baflles within the chamber, a draft opening in the rear face of the chamber immediately in front of the fire space of the stove, and lines extending from the chamber into communication with the chimney above the chimney damper, substantially as described.

12. For a domestic stove having a fire place and a chimney damper, the combination of grate bars disposed in the vertical plane, a flat chamber situated in front of the grate bars, which chamber has a draft opening in its rear face opposite the grate bars, fiues extending from the chamber into communication with the chimney abo 1e the chimney damper, and adjustable ballles which substantially fill the vertical dimension of the chamber and in one of their adjusted positions cut off the draft from the major portion of the chamber todirect it immediately to the flue ports but in another position lead the draft into substantially all parts of the chamber before it is directed to the flue ports, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

N. PEMBERTON-BILLIN G. 

